Main Entry: ge·ne·al·o·gy

Pronunciation: \-jē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ge·ne·al·o·gies

Etymology: Middle English genealogie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin genealogia, from Greek, from genea race, family + -logia -logy; akin to Greek genos race

Date: 14th century

1 : an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
2 : regular descent of a person, family, or group of organisms from a progenitor or older form : pedigree
3 : the study of family pedigrees
4 : an account of the origin and historical development of something

— ge·ne·a·log·i·cal \ˌjē-nē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, ˌje-nē-\ adjective

— ge·ne·a·log·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb